State basketball: Matchups set for 13 York-Adams teams

Susquehannock fans cheer after the Warriors took a 1-point lead in the second half of the PIAA District 3 Class 5A girls' basketball title game Saturday, March 4, 2017, at the Giant Center. Susquehannock defeated Harrisburg 44-42 to win its first district championship.(Photo: Chris Dunn, York Daily Record)Buy Photo

A total of 13 basketball teams from York and Adams counties qualified for the state basketball tournaments, and all learned their first-round matchups Sunday when brackets were released.

Eight girls' teams and five boys' teams will play in the PIAA tournament starting Friday and Saturday.

Five of those teams won't have to travel far for the first round: West York will host multiple games both days.

First, a pair of District 3 boys' champions (Northeastern and York Country Day) will play at West York Friday night. Then on Saturday, the Susquehannock, York Catholic and Delone Catholic girls each will play at West York.

The other local qualifiers will face longer road trips for their first-round PIAA matchups, with multiple games scheduled in Philadelphia and Scranton. Here's the rundown of when and where each local qualifier will play.

Girls' basketball

CLASS 6AFriday's first round

Central York: After finishing fourth in the district, the Panthers (24-4) will take on District One third-place finisher Central Bucks West (22-5). The game is at 7:30 p.m. Friday at William Tennent High School in Warminster.

CLASS 5A Saturday's first round

Susquehannock: The District 3 champion Warriors (23-3) will take on District 6 sixth-place finisher Radnor (18-8) at 5 p.m. Saturday at West York.

West York: After finishing fifth in District 3, the Bulldogs (17-8) travel to Philadelphia to play District 12 runner-up Mastery Charter North (14-10). The game is at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Father Judge High School.

New Oxford: The Colonials (21-8) head to Scranton to play District 2 champion Abington Heights (13-11) at 4 p.m. Saturday at Marywood University. New Oxford was sixth in District 3.

Dover: The Eagles (19-10) will travel to Freedom High School in Bethlehem for a 3 p.m. matchup with District 11 champion Southern Lehigh (25-1). Dover finished seventh in District 3.

CLASS 4A Friday's first round

York Suburban: The Trojans (14-11) travel to Sunbury to play District 4 champion Montoursville (24-2). The game is at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Shikellamy High School. Suburban finished sixth in District 3.

CLASS 3A Saturday's first round

York Catholic: The District 3 champion Fighting Irish (21-6) will take on District 4 third-place finisher Loyalsock Township (16-9) at 8 p.m. Saturday at West York.

Delone Catholic: The district runner-up Squirettes (18-7) will also open the district tournament at West York. Delone will play District 12 third-place finisher Mastery Charter South (16-1) at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.